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Woodcuts and Wood Engravings: Being a Lecture Delivered to the Print Collectors Club on January 20th, 1925, on the Origin and Character of the Present School of Engraving and Cutting
Noel Rooke
1926
Print Collectors Club : London
10" by 7.5"
40pp.
SUMMARY
A smart copy of this very scarce illustrated lecture on woodcuts and wood engravings from British artist Noel Rooke.
First Edition,Illustrated,Limited Edition,Original Binding,Publishers Original Binding,Very Scarce
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs0.75 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage:£ 19.99
EU Postage: £ 15.99
European Postage: £ 16.99
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DESCRIPTION
First edition.
Limited to five hundred copies, of which three hundred are for presentation to the members of the Print Collectors Club. This is number four hundred and eleven.
Very scarce.
Illustrated with sixteen plates and twelve in-text figures. Collated complete.
A copy of the lecture delivered to the Print Collectors Club on January 20th, 1925, on the origin and character of the present school of wood engraving and woodcutting.
Written and delivered by Noel Rooke, a British wood-engraver and artist whose ideas and teaching made a major contribution to the revival of British wood-engraving in the twentieth century.
CONDITION
In the original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally, smart with minor bumping to the extremities and the odd mark to the boards. Minor fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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